Admirable Devil Receives WeWork Grant for Black-Owned Businesses
Washington, D.C.-based agency Admirable Devil was awarded a $10,000 grant by WeWork as part of an effort to fund Black small business owners who operate out of…
Brand Leaders Empathizing With Black Lives Matter Should Begin With Their Agency
By Joel R. Johnson You’ve declared “Black Lives Matter” and that is the right thing to do … but now what are you going…
WPP Reports Revenues Dropped 15 Percent in Past Three Months as Company Pivots Towards More Blended Ways of Working and Digital Transformation
WPP’s underlying revenues slumped by 15.1% over the past three months as Covid-19-imposed cuts to ad spend deepened, reports The…
WYPR Names New Board Members; GKV Adds Coffee Brands; Unconquered Launches “Back to Lacrosse” for Warrior Sports
WYPR in Baltimore announces that Matthew Martin has been named chairman of the station’s board of directors, succeeding Darcy C. Carroll, whose term…
D.C.-Area Agency Updates: Beyond Definition, Focused Image and Blue Water + MissionSide
Beyond Definition was honored in the AIGA 50 with an award for its logo and design work with the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building.…
Danny Robinson Named Chief Client Officer at The Martin Agency
“In a move that is being deemed unusual,” states The Martin Agency in Richmond, it created an executive committee-level position of chief client…
Karen Costello, CCO of The Martin Agency, Departs Richmond for Deutsch Los Angeles
The Martin Agency’s first female chief creative officer has left the Richmond-based agency to return to the West Coast, reports The Richmond…
MDB Communications Announces Work-From-Anywhere Policy and D.C. Relocation
MDB, a DC-based agency of more than 30 years, announced it will relocate to The Studio @ 900 19th Street, NW, 5th Floor, in…
Lawsuit by Former Martin Agency Exec Joe Alexander Dismissed by Federal Court in Richmond
One of two defamation lawsuits filed last year by a former Martin Agency executive has been tossed out of federal court in Richmond, while…
Crosby Ranked Region’s #1 Ad Agency by Washington Business Journal, #4 in Public Relations
Crosby Marketing Communications has been ranked the Washington, D.C., region’s #1 ad agency in the Washington Business Journal’s annual list of…
Do You Suffer From Zoom Chin?
In a recent article by Patience Haggin in The Wall Street Journal, she writes about how webcams add 10 pounds under your jawline. She…
D.C.-Area Agency Updates: Seven Letter, Addis Communications and Qorvis Communications
Seven Letter has been hired by the Embassy of Japan for media outreach and a digital advertising campaign to promote tourism and raise public…
TBC Public Service Campaign Urges Charm City to Cover Up
Baltimore agency TBC is supporting Maryland’s #MasksOnMaryland campaign with new creative targeting the 20- and 30-something age demographic. With Baltimore seeing a…
Baltimore Mayoral Spokesman Lester Davis Joining SKDK in D.C.
Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young’s spokesman, Lester Davis, left in photo with Mayor Young, is departing City Hall for a position with SKDKnickerbocker…
Baltimore’s Unconquered Adds Swimwear Brand Unify the Ties; Launches “Conquer the Noise” Podcast
Independent creative agency Unconquered announced an engagement with Unify the Ties, a New York City based swimwear and active wear brand. Unconquered will be…
